Army sack commanders over Jaji bombings

December 2, 2012 : FIDELIS SORIWEI

Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Ola Ibrahim

The Nigerian Army in reaction to last Sunday’s terror attacks on St. Andrews Military Protestant Church and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, has removed the Commandant of the military facility, Air Vice Marshal IA Kure.

Also removed from office was the Commander, Infantry, Maj. Gen MD Isah.

The Director of Defence Information, Col. Mohammed Yerima, announced the changes in an email to our correspondent on Saturday.

Yerima said the removal of Kure and Isah were fallouts of the bombing incidents in Jaji.

According to him, the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Obrahim, took the decision to replace Kure with Air Vice Marshal Osim while Major. Gen KC Osuji was also appointed in acting capacity as the replacement for Isah.

The statement was silent on the next posting for Kure and Isah.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, had attributed the terror attacks in Jaji to laxity, stressing that the incident was preventable.

Ihejirika who described the twin explosions as unfortunate said that that barracks were not fenced, would not suffice as an explanation for the occurrence of the bombings in the military facility.

He said commanders had a responsibility to liaise effectively with their people and give their best to intelligence gathering and effective security maintenance in their respective postings.

As at Friday, the casualty figure of those killed in the Jaji twin explosions was 17 including the two suicide bombers involved in the operation.

Following the attacks, the Chief of Army Staff immediately set up a board of inquiry to look into the circumstances surrounding the bomb attacks.

There is urgent need for overhauling of the entire security apparatus in this country

tony are

There is no need for overhaul if people there jobs. It is president job to do this. For once, some got relief of his duty is a start. Sacking is the next step.

Anonymous

Apparatchiks…….Pls

owei

Those guys were the sacrificial lambs. Someone had to go

Peter2000

They were both in charge of the base. Maybe other commandants, DPO and security heads, will take their jobs more serious.

tony are

Peter 2k@ I agree, DPO should be sacked as well.

mr ozaluoku

IF THIS WIL MAKE THEM SIT UP..IF MILLITARY CANNOT HANDLE INTERNAL AGGRESSION ..WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN EXTERNAL AGGRESSION COMES AROUND..POLICE NEEDS THE SAME SHAKE UP..GOOD MOVE

tayo

True these guy were sacrificial lambs but he fact is the entire Armed Forces chief need to be changed ITS A TRUS DISGRACE TO THEGENERALS The Task Force guys are so busy fighting Insurgency and some generals are relaxed in airconditioned houseds and offices doing Nothing. ITS UNFAIR and GOD WIllJudge them amen

Gideon Orkar

Medicine after death. Abokis = Boko Haram

tony

Removing them is not the issue, the only hallenge we are facing in this country is poor security.

tony are

yeah….it is not help when armed robbers/bandit strike & DPO still seat on his desk.

Mukhtar500

re they sacked or redeployed?
Gen. Isa is d most senior officer’s among d five frm d three services while AVM Kure was barely three weeks old at posting in Jaji b4 d bomb blast. i feel something is wrong but if d decision by d Nigerian Army would stop d BK, its a welcome direction.
May God ve mercy on Nigeria.

john l

that is very good.let it safe as a lesson to others.but the should be dismissed if found guilty.

andy

@ john, Found Guilty Of What? been posted somewhere to work and after three weeks there is a bombing, did he invite them or brought them there to bomb the place? our minds should meditate before our fingers operate

Jean

This practice should happen more in the civil service

steve

Do you know anything about security? these men are trained all over the world for this profession. So when talking, talk from point of knowledge. In civilized countries, the lost of a soldier is a national concern but here, no human feeling and you want them to give their lives.

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The question is, if the security agencies in Nigeria can not curtail the activities of Kidnappers,B.H,Niger Delta militants, how will they be able to defend the country if a section decides to go to war?

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They are scapegoats indeed,d Security apparatus in d country needs total overhauling to bring sanity into d system not just by mere replacement of d heads.

Waheed

Removing the Generals in charge is a very good idea but Mr President too needs somebody to remove him very fast, The man is grossly incapacitated and not fit any longer.

Waheed

Removing the Generals in charge is a very nice idea but Mr President also needs some body to removing him very fast. The man is incapacitated. All nigerians should be on the streets to get rid of this poor rated President.

Isu

Waheed, you have demonstrated the highest level of insanity. Is likely that you talk before you think. Your relatives should take you to the doctor immedately.

tony are

what else do you expect from Aboki?

anthony

That is a very good action taking by Army head somebody must go, an Army barrack should be guided 24/7 and i advice that civilians should be flushed out of the barracks.

dykoster

This is a very welcomed move and I hope it will be applied to the civil service so as to get rid of the pen robbery cult called Perm Secs & Dir.Gen. They are the real killers n agents of national rape. Someone incharge should be responsible for the mistake of his subordinates n resign when there is laxity instead of the sit-tight mentality and the shifting of blames.

Onyemaechi

It baffles me when I had that boko haram bombed a church in Army barracks then one begin to wonder where is safe and to cap it all two sucide bombers one after the other.
But I want to ask “did our military visit the military formations of these western worlds”?. I think it is time we start we using ICT in safe guarding of life and properties.

CJ

it’s not enough to sack them. They should be investigated for criminal complicity as well. These hausa bigots will stop at nothing to destroy their own country just because a southerner is president.

FEMI AJETUNMOBI USA

IT WASN’T THE FAULT OF THE STAFFS BUT THE ATTITUDES HAVE TO CHANGE IN SECURITY MATTER. MANY OCCASIONS I HAD MENTIONED THAT THE COUNTRY IS CHANGING AND WE NEED TO CHARGE RAPIDLY. GONE ARE THOSE DAYS WHERE I WOULD WALKED THROUGH ARMY BARACKS AT OBALENDE TO EAT LUNCH AFTER SCHOOL CLOSES. MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SECURITY. IT IS NOT A JOKE TO OPEN THERE PLACE TO EVERY ONE. POLICE,ARMY BARACKS, NATIONAL GUARD HAVE SENITRIES MANNING THE GATE 24/7. LAXCITY IS THE PROBLEM AND I WILL HOPE THAT THEY TAKE SERIOUSLY. IF THEY FAIL TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, HOW COULD THEY PROTECT THE PUBLIC.

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Rev Dr Felix Nwosu

I DONT THINK THAT IS THE SOLUTION.

tony are

This is what I expect from Jonathan, sack incompetent officers. Police DPO for the area must go too

Olujeda

Waste of time and resources. They require new security tech app., training and must stop the stealing from the presidency to the lg council to be able to have enough money to manage the state well. The continued stealing of the nation’s resources will always affect what the govt is supposed to do for the citizens. Even those who are stealing are themselves no more safe in the country.They are all stupid idiots.

jay

in Nigeria, cutting off d head is d perfect medication for headache. What value does sackin of those officers hv on d security arrangement in nigeria. If removal of unperformin official is a strategy that wl work, the President need to be removed fr the country to move forward. GEJ is nt doing well at all, truth must b told!

Gen. Buhari
A great leader .A man that lives among his people ,feels their pain.

Am wondering how come his daughter could be using a Nigerian hospital for child birth ,then I remembered that this patriot does not live above his means.He didn’t not loot the treasury to be able to afford a charted ambulance to Germany .I remember when he could not afford his house rent in Abuja,he moved out of the place and relocated to his personal house in Kaduna !

His children attended the same public Universities like most of us did,they move around on campus without security ,unlike some Governors’ children .

Buhari is a true patriot,a man that feels the same pain with the people .

NOTE: Even me as ordinary as I am would have sent my daughter abroad if I were an ex-Head of state

Gen. Buhari I have always admired you;you are someone I have always admired .You are a true leader and I see and regard your as my political mentor and leader

God bless you.

abbey

he his a true patriot,i concour, we have missed our opportunity to turn our country to the right part ,its a food for taught,nigeria good luck.

musty

If changes lyk dis can be made y is d chief of army staff is not sacked if not of politics dat has entered into d army dey appoint dem wit deremaining service chiefs dat are now retired but leave ihejirka dat he is not even due 4 it because he is in d cors of engineer d rate at which tings are going 1 day medical corps be chief of army staff jonatan wake up wake up.

ugo

Yea…..

ugo

Yea

Nuhulai Ahmed

When I heard the news I was shocked on why a man of his caliber could not send his beautiful daughter abroad for safe delivery yet this is a man who can’t take care of his family but want to care of the country. All the money he stole from PTF is for contesting election every election year. Buhari go and enjoy your loot with your family and remember to send them to good hospital whenever they are sick and want to deliever a baby.

Samuel Juwon

Sacking them may be dangerous becos boko haram will make us of them using their intellects. It will be better to transfer them to far south. Furthermore, we need sophesticated machine for bomb dictectors and street cameras.

Doma

How can you do with some body that is blinded from his mind out to his eyes? Ahmed is one of them! Buhari’s integrity & respect remained intact domestically, internationally & forever because is not a criminal that steal like your devil mentors. Hence, Ahmed and your likes should hugg transformer & perish.

Ajayi Olupona

If drastic actions like this had been taken by the Nigerian president to safeguard civilians in the country , the bloody festivals of Boko haram would have long ended ! Fellow Nigerians , we can now see the importance attached to the security of common Nigerians and that of the militarymen !

Ajayi Olupona

2 big commanders sacked at once ! The Nigerian army did well by sacking those sleeping commanders ! Our number one problem in Nigeria has to do with bad leadership ! The Nigerian president should take similar steps in the interest of the civilians ! Or does it mean that Nigerian civilians are worthless ?

It is not enough to sack the compromising officers, our security system need complete overhauling and equipping the security apparatus to work effectively. God save Nigeria.

Jagun

We can not move forward with these empty heads called BH .Give us a good CONSTITUTION WITH WELL SPELT DETAILS ON ROTATION AT FEDERAL,STATE LEVEL AND LOCAL GOVT LEVEL .

12chas

The truth is Nigeria is too big to be ruled by a black man what should save us will be Disintergration like old Yugoslovia

Usman kila

President is the first deserve to be sack bcs he is doing balanda, he is not copetant to rule our nation he hve said that we saw this in wiklies since b4 election then chief army of staff must be sacking bcs he is mumu. God will jorge u.

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